Certainly none of those attending yesterday's ceremonies following 18 holes of golf at Riddell's Bay that featured tennis legends Roy Emerson, Ross Case, Tom Gullikson and Fred Stolle and several XL Bermuda Open sponsor reps.

At one moment all were tuned in to tournament director Alec Anderson as he delivered his speech from the podium overlooking the 18th green. The next, tranquillity was disrupted by real-life terror as a squadron of fully armed policemen blanketed the surrounding area.

Moments later, officers emerging from nearby bushes with two individuals who were then handcuffed and later revealed as suspects in an earlier bank heist that netted $50,000 -- almost half the total purse at the Open.

*** FIRST of all he's not related to Dennis Rodman but he is somewhat of a chameleon.

For sure Argentina's Marcelo Charpentier knows how to create a stir and what better way to shake up the conservative, staid atmosphere at Coral Beach Club than to dye one's hair purple.

However, to the 23-year-of hailing from Buenos Aires it's no big deal. "It's no fashion statement,'' said Charpentier, appearing bewildered by questions of his hair. "It's purple because I wanted it that way and I just did it.'' *** BERMUDA overpriced? Put it this way. Don't go to the Open with an empty stomach unless you have healthy wallet.

There have been grumblings over the hefty cost of lunch -- and the $10 book of tickets that includes just $9 worth of chits (the other $1 goes toward a gratuity). Lunch consisting of a hamburger, tea and a bag of potato chips costs $10.